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Exploring the Unknown 221
GROUND VOICE FROM ALL SITES WHICH HAVE POINT-TO-POINT VOICE.
THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED WERE WELL COORDINATED WITH THE
PILOT, AND THIS DEFINITELY AIDED IN THE ULTIMATE SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF THE MISSION. [8]
10.0 NETWORK PERFORMANCE.-
NETWORK PERFORMANCE WAS HIGHLY SATISFACTORY FOR
THIS MISSION. THE COMPUTER CONTROLLED NETWORK TESTS
WERE CONDUCTED DURING THE COUNTDOWN AND CONFIRMED
NETWORK READINESS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RADAR DIFFICULTIES
DETECTED AT CAPE CANAVERAL AND BERMUDA. THESE DIFFICULTIES
WERE CORRECTED PRIOR TO LAUNCH. A TWO-MINUTE HOLD IN THE
COUNTDOWN WAS REQUIRED AT T-2 MINUTES AS A RESULT OF POWER
SOURCE FAILURE AT THE BERMUDA COMPUTER AT APPROXIMATELY T-
12 MINUTES. DURING LAUNCH AND RADAR HANDOVER WITH BERMUDA,
AN UNIDENTIFIED C-BAND RADAR ATTEMPTED CAPSULE TRACK. THIS
CAUSED INTERFERENCE WITH THE BERMUDA ACQUISITION PHASE
BUT ACQUISITION WAS ACHIEVED ANYWAY. TELETYPE AND VOICE
COMMUNICATIONS WITH NETWORK SITES, AND RELAY OF AIR-TO-
GROUND COMMUNICATIONS TO MERCURY CONTROL CENTER WERE
EXCELLENT. EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE WAS ALSO OBTAINED FROM
TRACKING SUBSYSTEMS INCLUDING RADAR, ACQUISITION, TELEMETRY,
COMMAND CONTROL, AND AIR/GROUND VOICE.
11.0 RECOVERY.-
RECOVERY FORCES WERE POSITIONED TO PROVIDE A RECOVERY
CAPABILITY IN THE END OF ORBIT LANDING AREAS, THE ATLANTIC